Bumper



June 9, 1925 H. S. JANDUS BUMPER Filed Aug. 20, 1924 Patented June 9, 1925.

UNITED STATES 1,541,053 PATENT OFFICE.

HERBERT S. JANDUS, 015 DETROIT, YtfiIClT-IIC-fi N, A 'SIGNOR TO THE C. G. SPRING &

BUMPER CQMPANY, OF DETRGIT,

ltZICHIG-..

, CORPORATIGN OF DELANARE.

BUMPER.

Application filed August 20, 1824. Serial No.

To a Q/5077} it may con-0cm Be it known that l, llnnniurr S. Jimmie, a citizen of the United States, residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Bumpers, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to bumpers, and more particularly to combined bumpers and fender guards, adapted to be applied to the rear ends of automobiles and similar vehicles.

The invention disclosed herein is embodied in a. bumper and fender guard when in a space or pocket is provided, between the body of the bumper and the fenderguard portions thereof, for the reception of a spare tire.

It is the general purpose and object of the invention to provide a combined bumper and fender guard of the foregoing type which shall be simple in construction and. inexpensive to manufacture, and one wherein the ends of the fender-guard portions of the bumper will be resiliently supported, thereby increasing; the efficiency of such portions.

A further object is to provide a combined bumper and fender-guard of the aforesaid char-miter which shall comprise central and end attaching portions, and which may be folded up or disassembled for shipment in such manner that the over-all length need not exceed the length of the central portion thereof.

With these and other objects in View, the invention consists in the various novel features of construction and arrangement or combination all of which will be described hereinafte and. pointed out in he appended claims.

in the drawing accompanying and forming a part of the application. Fig". l is a plan view of a bumper embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is an elevation of said bumper: and Fig. 3 is a sectional view corresponding to the line 33 of Fig. l.

Describing the various parts by reference characters. 1 denotes a bar of resilient spring steel which is adapted to be attached to the rear cross member of the vehicle frame A, in any suitable manner, as by means of bolts 2 or in some instances by means of the spare the carrier brackets not shown. The end portions of this bar are bent renrwaiilly as indicated at 3 and eaclrend terminates in an eye 4t.

(loo; sting with the end portions of the bar 1 are upper and lower spring-plate bars Each of these bars is provided at each end with an eye (3, the eyes at the inner emls of the bars 5, registering with the corresponding eye 4. of bar 1 and being secured thereto by means of a bolt 7. The bars are (unwed outwardly and forwardly and are disposed substantially parallel with the bar '1. he eyes at the outer ends of the bars 5 are adujfited to register with the cor respondn eye 8 5) and are secured thereto by means of :1 bolt 10. Each arm 9 is provided with a portion .11 which is adapted to be fastened to the side members of the vehicle frame by means of bolts 12 or other suitable fastening means. As shown in Fig. 1., the outer ends of the arms 9 are bent slightly for-- wardly and these arms serve as resilient supports for the bars 5.

The construction above described is relutively cheap to manufacture and by reason of the arms 3 and 9, a resilient support is provided for the bars 5. The space between the rearwardly extending arms 3 defines a tire carrying space or pocket for the reception of one or more tires.

A bumper constructed as above described may be conveniently shipped either by folding the bars 5 and outer attaching arms about the bolts 7i as pivots, S0 that the fender-guard portions are disposed within and between the arms 3, or by disconnecting these portions from the bolts 7, thereby en abling the bumper to be shipped with an over-all length not exceeding the length of the bar 1.

Having thus described my invention, what ll claim is:

l. .i. bumper comprising a bar adapted to be fastened to the rear of a vehicle, an upper and a lower bar secured at their ends to, and respectively above and below, the corresponding ends of the first mentioned bar, the said upper and lower burs projecting outwardly and forwardly from such ends. and arms connecting the outer ends of said upper and lower bars to the sides of the vehicle.

2. A bumper omprising a bar adapted to of luimper attaching arun:

be fastened to the rear of a vehicle, an upper and a lower bar secured at their ends to, and respectively above and below, the corresponding ends of the first mentioned her, the said upper and lower bars projectin outwardly and forwardly from such ends, an arm connected to each side of the vehicle and projecting outwardly therefrom, and a connection between sei d arms and the corresponding upper and lower bars.

3. A bumper comprising it her adapted to be l nstened to the rear of a vehicle and having its ends turned reerwerdly to provide a space or pocket for the reception of one or more tires, 2L pair of bars connected to each. of said reerwardly turned ends, each pair of bars extending outwardly end forwardly, and an arm connecting the outer endsof each pair of bars with the side of the vehicle.

4. A bumper comprising-e her adapted to be fastened to the rear cross member of a vehicle frame, the ends of raid her being turned rearwerdly to provide a.v space or pocket for the rcceptiiini of one or more tires, 2i pair of spaced. parallel bars connected to each of said rem'wnrdly turned ends, each pair of bars extending outwardly and forwardly, and a liar connecting the outer ends of each pair of bars with the side of the vehicle frame.

5. A. bumper comprising :1 he n d npted to be fastened to the rear elf e vehicle frame and: having its ends turned I'GELlWYHltlly to define 21 space or pocket for the reception of one or more tires, fender-guards connected to the rearwzrrdl-y turned ends of suid her, and a connection between the outer ends of said fendenguards and the side of the vehicle frame.

6; A bumper comprising a bar adapted to be fastened to the rear of :i vehicle frame and extend transversely with respect to snid frzni-ie, 1b fen de1.- gun-rd connected to the end portion of' said bar and extending o -itwzirdly and finrwzn'd ly, end a second connection between said fenderguard and the vehicle frame.

'7. A bumper comprising a bar adapted to be fastened to the rear of u vehicle fr-nine and having its ends turned renrwerdly to define a space or pocket for the reception of one or more tires, an upper and n lower inn: secured at their ends to, and respectively :iliove and below, the corresponding ends of he first mentioned her, the said upper and lower burs projecting outwu n l ly and jlorwnirdllv from such ends, and an arm con- DQClfOLl. lietivceii said upper and; lower burs at their outer ends, said arm being connected; with the side of the vehicle mm.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto ztl'lix my signature.

lrlltli BERl S. JANIDUS. 

